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    May errday be with you! I don't get the Star Wars "thing" I saw first one in the theater when it came out. Haven't seen a single Star Wars movie since. :unsure:
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    NO insects or spring birds this year.

    Don't know about out there. Out here, both are plentiful! Also, the damn dandelions! They are off the hook this year. I noticed it last year that they seemed to be in abundance. I was told that they will go in cycles of like 4-5 years. IDK. But I know last year they were way more plentiful than...
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    What's your best "MacGyver it" boat, non-boat story?

    Those are good! ^^^ I got one similar. My buddy and I were out riding our dirt bikes. We had nearly identical bikes, except his had green hand guards and mine yellow. Anyway he used to carry one of those spark plug socket/ screwdriver combo things in the crossbar pad on his bike. I had...
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    What's your best "MacGyver it" boat, non-boat story?

    About 25 years ago I had a 14' Mirro-craft with an old 15hp Evinrude. A 1959 Fast-twin I think it was. It had the old pressurized tank. Anyway a friend and I took it to the upper part of the Sacramento river with the intention of just basically floating down, and pulling out several miles...
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    Ruh-Roh… a new gear case may be in order

    So I’m back on this little project. Been so busy getting ready for watering season, changing/repairing sprinklers along with all the other honeydoos. Is there a rebuild kit available for these? One that comes with the necessary seals, gaskets, o-rings, etc? Like if I rebuild the top end on a...
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    Ruh-Roh… a new gear case may be in order

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    Ruh-Roh… a new gear case may be in order

    Ya my wife and her dog were on board. The situation could have been soooo much worse. We usually wear life jackets while under way and always have them out of the storage while fishing etc. We did neither that day. But we will %100 from now on. When I’m alone on the boat I always wear one even...
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    Ruh-Roh… a new gear case may be in order

    Ya me too. The blue one is broken in the front. But I know how that happened. 🤡
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    Ruh-Roh… a new gear case may be in order

    Ya I’ll be cutting a chunk off of the blue units skeg and welding onto the white one. I’m going to refurbish the replacement before I put it to use.
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    Ruh-Roh… a new gear case may be in order

    The boat isn’t insured
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    Ruh-Roh… a new gear case may be in order

    I’m a happy boy! Best advice in this entire thread! It’s gonna work. I changed the shift rod and the water pump housing and it all good.
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    Ruh-Roh… a new gear case may be in order

    The mod # of my broken unit is E40DTLABA I'm aware of the different gear ratios. If I fix this thing I will probably have to get the right prop for it. I'm ok with that. I appreciate your knowledge and decades of experience. Having worked in the trades for almost 30 years I have an appreciation...
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    Ruh-Roh… a new gear case may be in order

    I can and will measure the drive shaft and also compare to the old one. the old busted prop fits on the prop shaft on the white unit. So, that's a plus. Also, the blue unit (the broken one) has 2 alignment dowels where it bolts up the motor. The white unit doesn't have any. And the holes aren't...
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    Ruh-Roh… a new gear case may be in order

    I can and will measure the drive shaft and also compare to the old one. the old busted prop fits on the prop shaft on the white unit. So, that's a plus. Also, the blue unit (the broken one) has 2 alignment dowels where it bolts up the motor. The white unit doesn't have any. And the holes aren't...
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    Ruh-Roh… a new gear case may be in order

    VJ60TLESM This was a running motor a few years ago. I re-did the carbs on it for him. But a year or so later the motor was pretty much a dead dog. It ran, not very well tho. The #1 cyl is way down on compression. Anyway he took it off and purchased a new 60hp Merc. He said that it was stubborn...
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    Ruh-Roh… a new gear case may be in order

    I picked up this motor from my neighbor. The gear case is identical to mine. Except it doesn’t have a gaping hole in it. LOL From a quick look I can see that the shifter rod will have to swapped. This one has an offset at the top that the e-tec one doesn’t have. I’m going to cross check part...
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